Enter any address in Calhoun County, Michigan to see its FEMA flood zone
11 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Calhoun County, Michigan has recorded 13 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 7 flash floods and 6 river or area floods. The county has received 9 federal disaster declarations, 2 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1972–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Power Outage | Other | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Snow | Snowstorm | Dec 11, 2000 |
| Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | Sep 8, 1980 |
| Blizzards & Snowstorms | Snowstorm | Jan 27, 1978 |
| Severe Storms, High Winds & Flooding | Flood | Apr 26, 1975 |
| Severe Storm & Freezing | Snowstorm | Apr 5, 1972 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Apr 17, 2013 | 5.00M |
| Flood | Jun 21, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 21, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 15, 2010 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 6, 2010 | 100.00K |
| Flood | May 21, 2004 | 1M |
| Flood | Feb 24, 2001 | 10K |
| Flash Flood | May 15, 2001 | 25K |
| Flash Flood | May 15, 2001 | 50K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 9, 2001 | 100K |
Flood — Apr 17, 2013
Record flooding occurred during the month of April and record crests occurred on the lower portions of the Grand River at Ionia, Lowell, Ada, Comstock Park, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Due to the severity of the flooding, Michigan���s Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of disaster for 19 counties and two cities. ||The two cities declared in the disaster were Grand Rapids and Ionia. T...
Flood — Jun 21, 2011
A warm front moved north across southern and central lower Michigan during the day of June 21st, allowing a much warmer and very humid airmass to advect into the area. Thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon hours due to the building heat and instability and lake breeze convergence. The first of the thunderstorms developed near Holland around 4 p.m. just a couple miles inland of Lake...
Flash Flood — Jun 21, 2011
A warm front moved north across southern and central lower Michigan during the day of June 21st, allowing a much warmer and very humid airmass to advect into the area. Thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon hours due to the building heat and instability and lake breeze convergence. The first of the thunderstorms developed near Holland around 4 p.m. just a couple miles inland of Lake...
Flash Flood — Jul 15, 2010
Portions of southwestern lower Michigan were affected by strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 15th. A few isolated storms began to develop between 1 and 2 pm in a line from near Grand Rapids to Big Rapids. These storms expanded into a more solid line of storms as it reached a Clare to Ionia county line. The storms were responsible for injuries to f...
Flash Flood — Jun 6, 2010
A large area of thunderstorms spread over the area ahead of a warm front on Saturday evening. The severe weather occurred along and south of the Interstate 94 corridor. A storm passing just south of downtown Battle Creek produced a tornado just after 11 PM EST. Parts of Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties also received heavy rain that produced flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Calhoun County, Michigan:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Calhoun County, Michigan that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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